Officials' assets

Officials' assets

From Jurnal Indonesia

I was quite startled upon learning that members of the Audit
Commission of Officials' Assets (KPKPN) would be installed in the
near future because in my opinion the KPKPN's formation isn't
final yet, meaning there is still a dispute between the
legislative and the executive institutions.

Some time ago the legislative body decided that the commission
should consist of 45 persons. However, many circles are of
opinion that some of KPKPN's nominated members are indecent and
have poor track records.

But not long thereafter, the government unilaterally selected
25 people to be KPKPN members. There was of course a reaction
from the House of Representatives (DPR) because the it had
proposed 45 names. Moreover the government's decision was made
without prior consultation with the DPR. This means there is
still a "problem" with the KPKPN's membership.

Factually, I don't question the disagreement between the
government and the legislative body in respect of the KPKPN
issue. The question is, are the KPKPN members really clean as
some were former civil servants and we know our civil servants
are extremely liable to corruption, collusion and nepotism. How
can they then investigate government officials' assets?

Therefore, the problem of the KPKPN membership should be well
noted. In addition, the legislative and executive institutions
need to have a serious talk on determining the KPKPN members.
This is important to avoid unwanted problems when the KPKPN
starts to perform its tasks.

ARIEF KUSNADI

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